Molekane Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8501:63,7388,014
Lesotho961:21,1724,383
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molekane (256) may also be a first name.

Molekane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Molekane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Molekane occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molekane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molekane is the 376,479th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molekane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 556,659th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 256 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 63,738. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 33 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Free State, where 20 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Molekane Last Name Statistics demography

Molekane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning R 147,012 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molekane
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